About PCC > Speaker's Bureau

Faculty and staff members at PCC have rich and diverse backgrounds – one may be just right as an upcoming speaker for your organization. Speakers in the Pamlico Community College Speakers Bureau are available at no cost to non-profit organizations, civic groups, schools, etc. Speakers can share information about the college, as well as specific or general interest topics.

Available Speakers

Dr. Cleve H. Cox, President
252-249-1851×3007
ccox@pamlicocc.edu
Cleve Cox is available to speak on a variety of college related topics, in particular the role that the college plays for Pamlico County and how the college offers opportunities for every single resident. His topics include:

PCC – Your Community College
WorkKeys, the Key to a Qualified Workforce

Benjamin E. Casey, Director of Community Relations
252-249-1851×3009
bcasey@pamlicocc.edu
Ben Casey is available to speak on general college topics as well as his photo-essays documenting waterways of Eastern North Carolina. He is joined by his wife Carolyn who has accompanied him on most of his journeys into the waterways of Eastern North Carolina in these presentations. His topics include:

All in One River: Interviewing the Neuse River, Falls Dam to Pamlico Sound
Living Waters: The Trent River, Wellspring for Jones County
Dismal? The Great Dismal Swamp Canal

Misty Rasmussen, Director of Planning, Research, and Effectiveness

(252) 249-1851 ext. 3019
mrasmussen@pamlicocc.edu
Misty Rasmussen is available to speak on educational and teaching opportunities within the Continuing Education department as well as sharing information to military families facing deployments. Her topics include:

How Continuing Education Can Benefit You and and the Ones you Know and Love!
The Things You Have to Offer through Continuing Education!
JobsNOW Initiative
How to Survive Military Deployments

Michelle Willis, Criminal Justice Program Coordinator/Instructor/Huskins Coordinator
252-249-1851×3040
mwillis@pamlicocc.edu
Michelle Willis coordinates the Huskins Program for Pamlico Community College. This program provides opportunities for high school students to take college classes concurrently with their high school curriculum. She can tell you about

Saving Time and Money by Earning College Credits while Still in High School.

Carol Broome, Instructor of Music and Chorus
(252) 249-1851 ext. 3072
carol_broome@pamlico.mailcruiser.com
Carol Broome is available to speak about things educational in general and specifically musical. Ms. Broome has certification in K-6, Music k-12, Reading k-12; Middle School Science; Middle School Social Studies; Curriculum Supervision and Administration. Her topics include:

Choral Music and Establishing a choral Music Program
Getting the Most Out of classical Music
Maximizing Your Study Time

Elizabeth Cox, Instructor in Political Science and History
252-249-7219
Elizabeth_Cox@pamlico.mailcruiser.com
Elizabeth Cox has been a political scientist with a broad background which included a stint working in the Carter administration, was a political consultant on numerous political campaigns, and non-partisan organizations. She is presently an instructor in Political Science and History at Pamlico Community College, author of two books and numerous articles on women in government and politics. She is working on a book about women in North Carolina politics. Her topics include:

Women in Government and Politics
U COUNT in the 2010 Census
Lillian Exum Clement, Elected to the NC Legislature in 1920, the First Woman Elected to a State Legislature in the South

Michelle Noevere, Administrative Assistant to the President
252-249-1851×3084
mnoevere@pamlicocc.edu Michelle Novere, according to available records, is the only Pamlico County resident to ever compete in and complete the Boston Marathon. She is now involved in a civic endeavor, “Girls on the Run,” a program to offer motivation for young women to strive for success in life. Michelle’s speech is

Running the Boston Marathon: Translating Mental Motivation and Physical Training to Everyday Life

Carolyn Broughton Casey, Program Director, Associate in Arts College Transfer Curriculum, Instructor, English and Humanities
252-249-1851×3038
cbroughton@pamlicocc.eduCarolyn Casey coordinates Wachover Partnership East which creates a partnership between Pamlico Community College and East Carolina University allowing the first two years of a four year degree in education to be achieved attending PCC with the last half earned by taking online classes from ECU. Consequently, it is possible for students to earn a four year degree from ECU and not have to attend classes on campus at ECU. Carolyn Casey describes in her talk:

Wachovia Partnership East: Combining Studies at Pamlico Community College with Online Classes at ECU to Earn a Four Year Degree in Education

To request a speaker contact them directly – phone and email information provided above.